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Migration and culture
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2010
Culture is not new to the study of migration. It has lurked beneath the surface for some time, occasionally protruding … how culture manifests itself in the migration process for three groups of actors: the migrants, those remaining in the … migration as an economic phenomenon; but what about them matters? Properly, we should be looking at the determinants of identity …
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The Economic Assimilation of Irish Famine Migrants to the United States
Collins, William J. - 2018
The repeated failure of Ireland's potato crop in the late 1840s led to a major famine and a surge in migration to the … associated with less upward mobility. Our results contribute to literatures on immigrant assimilation, refugee migration, and the … Age of Mass Migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012907451
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A political economy of the immigrant assimilation : internal dynamics
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2010
Within immigrant society different groups wish to help the migrants in different ways – immigrant societies are multi-layered and multi-dimensional. We examine the situation where there exists a foundation that has resources and that wishes to help the migrants. To do so they need migrant...
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Migrants, ethnicity and the welfare state
Epstein, Gil S. - 2012
A model is set up where migrants must choose a level of social traits and consumption of ethnic goods. As the consumption level of ethnic goods increases, the migrants become ever more different to the local population and are less assimilated. Less assimilation affects the reaction of the local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009625147
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Ethnosizing immigrants : a theoretical framework
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2014
called the "ethnosizer". Using information on an individual's language, culture, social interactions, history of migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010430729
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Assimilation through marriage
Epstein, Gil S.; Lindner Pomerantz, Renana - 2012
During the last few decades cultural changes have been taking place in many countries due to migration. The degree to … versus no assimilation between the groups. -- Assimilation ; Migration ; Marriage ; Culture …
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Ethnic goods and immigrant assimilation
Abdulloev, Ilhom; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2014
Some immigrants try to keep their ethnicity hidden while others become ever deeply more mired in their home culture. We argue that among immigrants this struggle manifests itself in the ethnic goods they choose to consume. Different types of ethnic goods have vastly different effects on...
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How Do Immigrants Spend Time? : The Process of Assimilation
Hamermesh, Daniel S. - 2010
Using 2004-2008 data from the American Time Use Survey, we show that sharp differences between the time use of immigrants and natives become noticeable when activities are distinguished by incidence and intensity. We develop a theory of the process of assimilation--what immigrants do with their...
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Immigrant Assimilation into U.S. Prisons, 1900-1930
Moehling, Carolyn M. - 2013
The analysis of a new dataset on state prisoners in the 1900 to 1930 censuses reveals that immigrants rapidly assimilated to native incarceration patterns. One feature of these data is that the second generation can be identified, allowing direct analysis of this group and allowing their...
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Immigrant Group Size and Political Mobilization : Evidence from European Migration to the United States
Shertzer, Allison - 2013
Immigration to democratic nations generates new groups of potential voters. This paper investigates how the electorate share of immigrant groups influences their likelihood of becoming politically mobilized, focusing on the mechanism of coalition formation with the Democratic Party. Using newly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013086303